/news/t/health-medicine en /news/article/2024/09/uq-student-completes-phd-against-odds <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Completing a PhD is no easy feat, but throw in significant health challenges and that makes the academic achievements of one °ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª graduate even more remarkable.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-19T08:45:00+10:00">19 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:48:45 +0000 uqccla12 136240 at /news /news/article/2024/09/science-backs-traditional-knowledge-of-kakadu-plum-health-benefits <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">°ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª research has confirmed antioxidant properties in an Australian bushfood used by Indigenous people for generations.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-18T06:00:00+10:00">18 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:56:26 +0000 uqnroock 136250 at /news /news/article/2024/09/mrff-backs-uq-epilepsy-research <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">°ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª researchers have received $4.1 million from the Medical Research Future Fund to advance their research into epilepsy treatments made from spider venom proteins. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-17T12:00:00+10:00">17 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 01:55:40 +0000 uqmwelc1 136252 at /news /news/article/2024/09/new-screening-tool-help-stroke-survivors <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">°ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª researchers have developed a fast cognitive screening tool that can detect often-missed rehabilitation needs for people who have experienced a stroke. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-17T08:45:00+10:00">17 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Sun, 15 Sep 2024 22:50:20 +0000 uqebla11 136247 at /news /news/article/2024/09/prescription-changes-lead-drop-oxycodone-use-0 <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">°ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª research has found use of the opioid oxycodone in Australia almost halved after changes to packaging and prescribing practices in 2019.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-12T06:00:00+10:00">12 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:14:58 +0000 uqnroock 136218 at /news /news/article/2024/09/suicide-rate-higher-people-autism <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">°ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª-led research has found people on the autism spectrum are almost 3 times more likely to die by suicide compared to non-autistic people. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-11T14:00:00+10:00">11 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Tue, 10 Sep 2024 04:10:36 +0000 uqebla11 136230 at /news /news/article/2024/08/influencers-sway-smoking-and-vaping-attitudes-young-people <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Young people exposed to social media posts by celebrities and influencers who endorse nicotine products are more susceptible to smoking or vaping, °ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª research has found.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-09T14:00:00+10:00">9 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:57:53 +0000 uqccla12 136120 at /news /news/article/2024/09/immune-cell-atlas%E2%80%99-will-help-kids-fight-life-threatening-diseases <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Researchers at °ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª are developing a comprehensive paediatric immune cell ‘atlas’ to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of children with life-threatening diseases such as c</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-06T16:00:00+10:00">6 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:25:07 +0000 uqdcla21 136200 at /news /news/article/2024/09/uq-researchers-and-educators-awarded-three-eureka-prizes <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Teams of researchers from °ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª working on pioneering melanoma imaging and preventing deadly infections, along with a science engagement team, have won prestigious 2024 Aust</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-05T11:00:00+10:00">5 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:06:01 +0000 uqebla11 136204 at /news /news/article/2024/07/drug-free-life-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-possible-within-decade <div class="field field-name-field-core-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Long term relief is within reach for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis after an $11.5 million grant to a °ÄÃŹܼÒÆÅÈýФÈýÂë±Ø¿ª-led team. </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-core-publish-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-03T09:45:00+10:00">3 September 2024</span></div></div></div> Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:09:54 +0000 uqdcla21 136016 at /news